Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Meet a Prospect: Ryder Green

With their third-round pick and 97th pick overall
in the 2018 MLB First Year Players Draft the New York Yankees selected Ryder
Green, a high school outfielder out of Knoxville Cristian Academy in Tennessee.
Green has a commitment to play for Vanderbilt this fall but the Yankees hope
that he will forego that commitment allowing the team to sign one of the top
prep players in all of Tennessee. Let’s meet him. This is Meet a Prospect: The
Ryder Green Edition.

Ryder Green is a right-handed power bat that stands 6’2” and
weighs in at 205 lbs. Green is an outfielder that will likely stick in a corner
outfield spot due to his size if he were to make it to the Major League level.
Green has a ton of power with his bat and a strong throwing arm to boot which
makes him intriguing on both sides of the ball.

PerfectGame.org had the following to say about Green before
the Draft:

“RIGHT HANDED HITTER,
HIGH BACK ELBOW LOAD WITH A HANGING LEG LIFT LOAD, TIMING INTENSIVE SWING
APPROACH, STRONG SWING WITH GOOD EXPLOSION TO THE BALL, USES HIS STRENGTH WELL
AND HAS BIG POWER POTENTIAL, PULL APPROACH. 6.72 RUNNER, 4.28 HOME TO FIRST. HAS
GOOD FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN THE OUTFIELD AND MAKES ACCURATE ON LINE THROWS.”

Green does strike out more than you would like, but that is
the case with many amateur and High School players. Green has average speed
running the bases and will likely stick as a corner outfielder despite playing
middle infield and center field in High School. Green does need work with his
ball tracking abilities, but that will come with his development at just one
position instead of many at any given time. Green will likely never be a .300
hitter at the Major League level, but he has shown power that could carry him
through the Minor Leagues.

Here’s to hoping the Yankees can get Green signed and into
their Minor League system as soon as possible. You can follow Ryder on Twitter
by following @airryder25 and you can follow us while you are there by following
@GreedyStripes.